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Post by gullone on Aug 12, 2015 15:03:48 GMT
Deltic on show recently, gutted I missed it  I never did get hauled by one of those beasts back in the day. They always seemed to operate over on the east coast main line. Lovely to see some are still in running order though. |
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Post by keyberrygull on Aug 12, 2015 18:01:45 GMT
Deltic on show recently, gutted I missed it I missed it too. A pity as I've not seen one down this way for yonks. A day trip to London as a kid would not have been complete without a fleeting visit to Kings Cross to see a few of these beasts in action. SAD Happy Days  |
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Post by chelstongull on Jul 10, 2016 17:27:24 GMT
Spent a day last week travelling on the West Somerset Railway, which is the longest Heritage Line in the UK (20 miles or so). westsomersetrailway.vticket.co.uk/Set off from Minehead Station on:  Came back from Bishops Lydeard on:  They had a few Diesel Locos around; 1026 Western campaigner (seen), D832 Warship Onslaught (not seen) and:  |
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Post by stefano on Jul 10, 2016 20:14:23 GMT
Spent a day last week travelling on the West Somerset Railway, which is the longest Heritage Line in the UK (20 miles or so). I am doing the Watchet Festival on August bank holiday as a guest of The Leylines who are the Saturday night headliners on the Udder Stage. Headliners on the main stage during the festival are UB40, The Feeling, and The Levellers. Have booked a holiday cottage with a couple of friends and I noticed Doniford Halt private railway station is about 100 metres from where I am staying. I am intending to give it a go and I think it is the same West Somerset Railway. For the beer drinkers amongst us I have done the South Devon Railway run from Totnes to Staverton (you can also go from Buckfastleigh) a couple of times where they hold a beer festival on the platform every May and August (bank holiday weekends). Excellent. Train spotting as the choo choos pull in every 30 minutes with a pint of beer in hand. Next Saturday (16th) I am on the other steam train run from Paignton to Kingswear. Again a beer festival (starts at 1200) right next to the railway station and free entry if you travel by train. Return by train to Paignton or for me probably by ferry to Totnes (either link in with the excellent Stagecoach Gold bus service which goes through Ivybridge every 30 minutes). Apparently no beards allowed!  |
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Post by chelstongull on Jul 10, 2016 20:24:54 GMT
Spent a day last week travelling on the West Somerset Railway, which is the longest Heritage Line in the UK (20 miles or so). I am doing the Watchet Festival on August bank holiday as a guest of The Leylines who are the Saturday night headliners on the Udder Stage. Headliners on the main stage during the festival are UB40, The Feeling, and The Levellers. Have booked a holiday cottage with a couple of friends and I noticed Doniford Halt private railway station is about 100 metres from where I am staying. I am intending to give it a go and I think it is the same West Somerset Railway. For the beer drinkers amongst us I have done the South Devon Railway run from Totnes to Staverton (you can also go from Buckfastleigh) a couple of times where they hold a beer festival on the platform every May and August (bank holiday weekends). Excellent. Train spotting as the choo choos pull in every 30 minutes with a pint of beer in hand. Next Saturday (16th) I am on the other steam train run from Paignton to Kingswear. Again a beer festival (starts at 1200) right next to the railway station and free entry if you travel by train. Return by train to Paignton or for me probably by ferry to Totnes (either link in with the excellent Stagecoach Gold bus service which goes through Ivybridge every 30 minutes). Apparently no beards allowed! We broke our journey at Watchet and saw the Festival poster. Doniford is part of the West Somerset Railway and a trip is very much recomended. The beer around the area is also excellent! |
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Post by gullone on Jul 11, 2016 16:33:32 GMT
BBCFOUR tonight at 8.00pm...Trainspotting live presented by Peter Snow...unmissable !
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Post by chelstongull on Jul 11, 2016 17:46:56 GMT
BBCFOUR tonight at 8.00pm...Trainspotting live presented by Peter Snow...unmissable ! Can't wait, can you Bri? |
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Post by keyberrygull on Jul 11, 2016 19:47:55 GMT
BBCFOUR tonight at 8.00pm...Trainspotting live presented by Peter Snow...unmissable ! Can't wait, can you Bri? I'm watching it now whilst keeping an eye out my back door for a class 66 shed! Sadly no westerns, warships or Hymeks anywhere to be seen either. Gutted. |
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Post by stuartB on Jul 11, 2016 20:35:04 GMT
I'm watching it now whilst keeping an eye out my back door for a class 66 shed! Sadly no westerns, warships or Hymeks anywhere to be seen either. Gutted. Any Kings, Castles, Manors, A1, A4 etc etc Love the National Railway Museum at York, seeing Mallard etc. Can't beat steam and the odd stinky diesel |
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Post by gullone on Jul 12, 2016 14:29:34 GMT
Before we set off over the bridge later dont forget to record tonights Trainspotting Live Part Two...BBCFOUR 8.00. The focus is on Diesels tonight....not forgetting Hannah of course |
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Post by glostergull on Oct 16, 2016 14:14:23 GMT
Ye gods and little fishes. a thread about a huge love of mine. trains. wow and I was for one minute thinking that it was a send up. not a bit of it.. proper pics too. wow what next. sense being talked about football matters. oh maybe that will be a thread too far lol.
For those of a younger disposition. i do remember steam engines at Paignton. and the sidings beyond at Goodrington. many a happy hour spent on the trains in Devon
The Model Shop up the hill at Ellecombe was the Modelrs Den Or plain old Model shop as far As I know. he retired in the end, Not much call for a local shop these days people only want a warehouse with pile it high sell it cheap service then use local shop to sort out problems
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Post by hector on Oct 16, 2016 21:10:33 GMT
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Post by chelstongull on Apr 21, 2019 19:59:58 GMT
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Post by chelstongull on Apr 21, 2019 20:01:33 GMT
Captain Sensible on the noble art of train spotting
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